1064 Miles / 1712 Km ride across the UK from Land’s End, Cornwall to John O Groats, Scotland.
The laughs, smiles, tears, and challenges…
Hello From Land’s End, Cornwall
HELLO from Land’s End! Today I took on the first 5 miles whilst the sun came out the blue skies opened! Follow me on the ride.. and you can still go ahead and sponsor me… Read More
Day 1. Land’s End to Lanivet. 67 Miles
Today I hit 100km on the bike; with Land’s End yesterday it makes the total 108km/67 Miles! Luck was on my side today and someone up there must have been watching… Read More
Day 2. Lanivet to Drewsteignton. 62 Miles
Today my watch kept cutting out on me so I didn’t get a very accurate reading of my ride. But heres a google map to show you the way I took, and a rough idea of the ride! Read More
Day 3. Yeoford to Cheddar. 78 Miles
207 miles/ 333 km down… As Im writing this blog a day late, I’ve actually tried to forget about this horrendous day…but here goes on the recap… Read More
Day 4. Cheddar to Wye Valley. 66 Miles
First things first this morning was bike maintenance! I had to tighten up my brakes (my brake pads already need replacing) put some more air in the tires and make sure I was good… Read More
Day 5. Wye Valley to Gobowen. 88 Miles
The Miles are racking up! 273 Miles / 439 km First things first this morning was bike maintenance! I had to tighten up my brakes (my brake pads already need replacing) put some more… Read More
Day 6. Gobowen to Pen-Y-Pass. 55 Miles
Well the morning started out fantastic! I got up early but with out needing to leave straight away. Updated my blog for the past two days and finally replied to some messages.This morning was a nice… Read More
Day 7. Snowdon & Pen -Y- Pass to Conwy. 23 Miles
Today was Mountain day! Peak 1/3. This would really mean I’m a third of the way through this trip/challenge/
adventure/mid life crisis! Today was the day no matter what… Read More
Day 8. Conwy to Liverpool.
52 Miles
Today I was looking forward to the ride… I have 50-ish miles, of mostly flat and I was looking forward to an actual rest day tomorrow! I left Conwy at 8, and enjoyed… Read More
Day 9. ATL
in
Liverpool
So having hit almost 500 miles and summited one peak today was a well earnt rest day! I was thankful for it to coincide with an old camp friend who was in town and… Read More
Day 10. Southport to Grasmere. 81 Miles
So If I’ve calculated the miles anywhere near right, I would be almost half way right now! Today I rode through Merseyside, Lancashire and ended up in Cumbria! Read More
Day 11. Scafell pike & Grasmere to Langdale. 9 Miles
581 Miles/ 935 km Today is peak 2 of 3 day! Time to climb to the highest point in England. The weather looked good this morning, a lot of cloud, maybe some sunshine… Read More
Day 12. Grasmere to Carlisle. 40 Miles
Today was a late start, I knew I had an easier and shorter ride today and the weather was looking good this morning. Blue skies and it was feeling warm… Read More
Day 13. Carlisle to
Amisfield.
43 Miles
The weather wasn’t look good today – not this afternoon anyway! After a wonderful night at an airbnb I wasn’t ready for an early start, and to have to get out of… Read More
Day 14. Amisfield to East Ayrshire. 52 Miles
Today was gonna be a struggle! I slept terribly last night, and I knew it would make for a rough day on the bike today. My couch surfing host was great last night… Read More
Day 15. East Ayrshire to Loch Lomond. 61 Miles
Today the sun was shining. Yep, that’s right. The first morning in 15 days that the skies have been blue and the sun has been out! I left Sorn (East Ayrshire) at 9.15… Read More
Day 16. Luss (Loch Lomond) to Glen Coe. 60 Miles
Today I headed North into the Highlands of Scotland!! I was pretty anxious about today, knowing I had to start way later than I wanted to. I knew today would be a… Read More
Day 17. Glen Coe to Fort William. 18 Miles
Finally a lazy morning! I didnt get out of bed till 9.30 this morning. and checked out bang at check out time of 10am. The weather was looking good today… Read More
Day 18.
Ben Nevis
(1345m)
Funny…. number 18 has always been my favourite number! If you’re still reading along, welcome to day 18. This really is the day I’ve been waiting for… Read More
Day 19. Recovery and
Reflection.
Today feels like my first real rest day since I’ve been back in the UK. No exercise, No visiting with people, No needing to do anything other than rest.… Read More
Day 20. Fort William to Inverness. 68 Miles
Well…. today. As soon as I woke up I knew It wasn’t gonna be a good day. As soon as I woke up from a mere 4 hours of sleep. The girls in the dorm last night/this morning were… Read More
Day 21. Inverness to Tain.
51 Miles
Today marks 3 weeks on the road!! This morning I lazied around at the hostel knowing that my ride was only going to take 3-4 hours. I checked out at 10… Read More
Day 22. Tain to West Helmsdale. 36 Miles
Well… Last night might have been the worst night of sleep I’ve had on this trip. I have no idea why, I had a quiet house/room, a comfy bed and a cosy warm room. Read More
Sponsor Me!!
So… Today is the last day of my ride. It’s been one hell of a 23 day journey! A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who has supported me, and those who have donated! Read More
Day 23. West Helmsdale to John O Groats. 54 Miles
John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats!! Today is the final day… Read More
Day 24.
End of the
Road
I was a little too exhausted yesterday to give you some facts about LEJOG! So here you are… The traditional distance is 874 Miles (lol) Land’s End – The most extreme South Western point of Great Britain. Read More
LeJog
before
30!
8
Weeks
Later…
Ive been meaning to do a post-bike ride blog for a while, but its been a pretty full on and crammed packed 8 weeks… Read More
Next Bike Tour…. TASMANIA, Australia!!
